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The Fairy Bells.
Did you ever hear me tell
Ofthe fairies and their bells 1
How ihey live in leafy glades :
These UUiputiaa meu and maids?
Borne along on zephyrs slow ;
Thro' the air Ihey come and go,
Making music soft nnd low
With their bells.
The First Telescope.
The year 1409 is forever memorable from Galileo's discovery of the Telescope. Bein<
nice, his house was thronged with visit*
Every pleasant moonlight night
You may hear their footsleps light
Dancing on the greensward bright,
To their bells.
Sometimes they laiuic.
Upon the waters deep
And when they hear tl
From silver bel
ly bark
n to'start,
1th
i in gay delij.
lo some distant isle
They i
And li
To lure away thu hours of n:
In frolics wild.
On mountain heigh It
Now here, and there,
Are trembling on the i
Sweet fairy bell
and
I wonder if yo
These elfish spi
Butl'venodo
il ever see
tes so full of glee?
,bt you'd like to be
Be int Earnest.
Be in earnest' God who formed thee,
And with might and honor armed thee,
Ne'er designed that thou should'st squander
Life in vanity, or Wander
Childlike1, after bursting bubbles.
Made to buffd stormy troubles—
M.uie in breast the whelm'ng billow?—
Made to rest on sleepless pillow—
Made to battle ills the sternest—
Be in earnest.
Be in earnest!. What thou doest,
What thou plaanest or pursues!.,
Plan, pursue, and do with spirit.
fan fnnitko ^krfe'*'iuiik
Ne
■h iii
Idler*!
mer than thy brother's—
Power weaker than another's—
Use thy po.ver—'use it rightly
And iu faith, nor prize it lightly :
And where'er thy power thou tamest,
Be in earnest.
Be in earnest in thy feelings :
If to Sorrow's wept appealings
Thou impulsively respondeat—
If thou cherish Hopes the fondest—
If in Friendship thou confid^st—
Or if Folly thou deridest—
If thou battle with Aggression—
If thou struggle with Oppression —
If with Love's pure flame thou burliest—
Be in earnest.
Be in ea.
Minding
•nest ia
that th
thy duty,
y brightest beauty
Is a tea
In man"
Of the i
To this
Life—y
Yearn, b
When tl
oil yea
eska God's glory.
e. learn the story
se being tended
wlio suspended
>■ thing—to gain it;
did, to attain it:
nest, while thou learnest
Be in
par nest.
aire's who
e-Xrie to satisfy themselves of the truth of the
wonderful stories they'had heard respecting the
instrument. Now that the telescopic appearance of the heavens is so familiarly known it is
hardly possible for us to conceive the intense
tevek with which the first glimpse of it must have
been obtained, The multiplicity of the brilliant
objects calling for examination, the undefiued expectation of what might be revealed in them by
Ihe powers of ftQ instrument yet untried, and the
probability of numerous additions to the list of
those bodies which had as yet come under the cognizance of man ; these, and the host of kindred
emotions which must have been excited on such
an occasion, are more readily imagined than described.
The moon was the first object of Galileo's attention ; and we canuot fail to recognize the original
of Milton's picture, since we know he had the
opportunity of painting* from life
the moon, whose orb
Through optic glass the Tuscan artist views
At evening, from the top of Festole,
Or in Yaldarno to descry new lands,
Rlyers, or mountains, iu her spotted globe.
Jupiter formed the next object of examination.
No sooner was the telescope pointed to that planet
than the existence of the satellites was detected,
nnd their nature soon ascertained. These and
other observations were described by Galileo
tract, which excited an extraordinary sensation
the moment it appeared. Many positively denied tie possibility of such discoveries. S'rzzi
argutd seriously with Galileo, that tho appearance must be fabulous, since It would invalidate
the perfection of the number 7, which applies to
the planets, as well as throughout all things natural and divine.
Moreover, these sattellites are invisible to the
naked eye ; therefore, they can exercise no influence on the earth; therefore, they are useless;
Lhey do not exist. The principal pro-
nhilosophy at Padua pertinaciouslj reck through the telescope. Horky, a
uggested that the telescope, though ac-
terrestrial objects, was nol true for the
h were a few ofthe sentiments which
tion to the facts brought to
ion of this noble instrument,
fame was universally i-ncreas-
ke begged to to have the ori-
^cope deponted in the Museum at Flor-
,vhich Galileo willingly consented. An
old instrument was shown there not many years
ago, said to be the same ; but some skeptics have
lied in question its genuineness.
■—■—■———*-*»--r*aAa>&-Am-— —
DiRKcrroxs for SLEEPlKa.—The Phrenological
Journal says, that in sleeping, that posture should
be taken which is promotive of deep and lull in
spirations, because nature renders the latter deop-
er when we are asleep than awake, except in action. Hence a high head, by cramping beth the
windpipe and the blood vessels, ib bad. The head
should rest on a line with the body.
SLOAN, HAIiTMAJV & BLOOD,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
ritnclsoo.
ORNEB MONTGOMERY
San .jxmma %Wtihtmtiti.
J. M. Strobridge & Co.,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
CLOTHING EMPORIUM,
COKNER OF
COMMERCIAL AND SANSOME STREETS,
Clothing! Clothing !!
JENNINGS & BREWSTER,
Manufacturers aud Jobbers of Clothing
Ru. Tli Batt-
W
ty Street,
iANFB
op.
SAJI" FRAJVCISCt
m^&&*s$ M^m^
To Merchants and Farmers.
-1710)1 8ALE AT IHE PIONEER STEAM BAG FACTORY,.
-E i»"" K"'"1«G) a".''1""'1" »<■<">■»■ V»- FbumW.
A large lot Of Heavy Duck Bugs, afltaMe let al,ipp[„g;
'i»-'*««°»''nwr dosciiptloB e,n«t,»t), .,» Und ,„d
'», Meiofwut", F»™.«J nni Millets rttfcg ;.„,., „,,,,
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Gentl
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SAN FRANCISCO.
A DVKllTI'rKMKNTB AND SU B8CRJI Tl«Kb tsvlicllid As
rincrnraeiitfi Union. ' Yjtlia Union,
San Joaquin Republican, TVenvoi villc "fi'emowtti
rstufklon.l lnw« IliUKewH,
Drugs and Medicines
H4 Battery Street,
0
SAM FRAJI-OISCl
EEERlor sal,,,
Uid
For Sale,
I'llE CASK Oli PAti
AUK.
Ll
; ta tj,v Atlantic Stuir,
I therefor,',
"feasors oi
] fused Iel.
I German, I
j curate for
| sky! But
obtained,
uce -. to
n;-j:»,.l
elesi
and Du
MAV FKATIKE ! !
■a-* ~%7V. Sullivan's
Qrrat Pacific l>.v„1 iu,rt Gtu.inl As,m,< y,
The Eyes! The Eyes!
JCXr. *EL X3"*. 3P^^m*r3**E!*E!,
OCDUST.
The Peace with the Sioux Ixdiaks.—A letter
in tbe St. Louis Republican, dated at Fort Pierre
on the 8th of March, and written by a gentleman
TVho was present at the Indian Council assembled
to make a treaty with Grin. Harney, gives tho following account of tte proceedings ;—
"Peace is made virtually with the Sioux of all
the Missouri aud Platte country, and on a fair and
substantia! basis. Ten chief's and principal men,
from each of nine bunds, were prese it, (ninety iii
all,) duly authorized to act for their people,
though I did uot see any written 'credentials.'
On the first day Geu. Harney laid down to them
the conditions prescribed by the President, which j proverb, may be known by six things: anger with:
were very reasonable, und then some few addition ! out cause, speech without profit; change without
al ones of his own, also reasonable and judicious : j mof|V„ inquiry without object, putting trust io a
and then they were let off that day. ' to chew the * . . * °
cud,' consider, and 'digest it.' On the second Granger, and not knowing his friends from his
day, and the third also, we listened to the speeches
in reply to the conditions proposed. The fourth
day was nearly taken up with designating the
chiefs of each band that were henceforth to be recognized by them and by us as such ; for tiiis was
one of Gen. Harney's conditions. They were of
their own making, and on the fifth and last day
the General gave them their commissions or appointments, on the presentation of which to each
of them in order he took them by the hand. This
was oue of tbe most interesting features of the
whole affair, being accompanied with short speeches trom some of tbe principal chief's, made wit!;
an appearance of solemnity. He commenced wi'.ii
'Little Thunder,' and this 'brought down the
house.' On this last day General Harney piled it
on 'Little Thunder,' by adding to the restoration
to him of those of the prisoners that were at Fort
Pierre (which had beeu done before) all those at
Kearny and Laramie. Tlie effect was great, and.
it was as gratifying as it was unexpected. The
following day the delegation left for home. Tht
bands represented at this council were;—Three
bands of the Yanktonnais, the Ough-pa-pas, Mill-
ne'eoujous. Blackl'eet, Sioux-, Sau-arcs, Two-Kettle
Yancton and lirules. The O-gal-las-las were no1
in, in consequence of the conduct of the agent a
Laramie, but they uo doubt will bo along before i
great while. There vras also a baud oi Wah-re
kouters, under ;Big Head,' that were not in,"
A Republican editor ia Springfield, Mass., tik
ing the 16th vtfrse of Revelations as his basis,
goes into an estimate to prove, that if the earth
Fbouia stand 400,000 years, there will still be an
abundance of room in Heaven. How can that
fact affect- him ?
How to KNOW A Fool.—A fool, says an Arab
foes.
No doubt if one looks back .sufficiently far he
.11 find a base beginning for his stock. But one
whom wc Ond always looking back to the original
puddle, would prove to us that his peril lay in
having a base conclusion also.
Upon the marriage of one of her companions, a
little girl of about eleven years of age, ofthe same
ichool, said to her parents, " Why, don't you
think Amelia is married, and she hasn't gone
through fractions yet!''
A man with a moderate appetite d'ned at a
hotel, aud atter eating the whole of a pig, was
asked if he would have some pudding 1 He said
he
Pei-fuiawy, F
Gravell, Crane &
Medicines,
:iBacy . Articles,
Eiifiha
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
in,
(Late K. Coieell
-IMPORTERS OF FORM(;N
DRUGS, CHEMICALS, DYE:
c-iu.es, Perfumery, Fane
131 COMMERCIAL 8TR-EET, '
O'Hf.:.*:;':.;;;.':■..:; ■;,■■•:'.-.'
:" p,st
Tnited SMtea Bitlriel Court fur the Unulhrrm
District «,' Cultfomie .-
F. S. K. OeiM-. ±.v,—: V. O.-.,. DWH Attorney : C. B. C&rr, Clerk : B. Hunt. r. Hardin).
.'lilted Stales Je.-„1 Off.ee ine Ihe .ie.,,,-1 er„ ri—
NT fvl
Andres Vien.
II. P. I>nr,-i-T. IIojrsl.T.
■rt of Cltrimt:
Druggists, Chemists, & Assayers' j",% £
lAGyliStGi-G-iGGf-lGGG!™ £'J ^S: Los p
!padeKean! Lean!! Lean!!!!
didn't care much about pudding; but if they
had another little hog, he'd thank them for it.
The rose of Florida, the most beautiful of Sowers, emits no fragrance' The birds ofParadi.se,
the most beautiful of birds, give no song. The
cypress of Greece, the Guest of trees, yield no fruit,
A young lady left her church and joined another. Meeting her old pastor shortly after, he
Said, "Good morning, daughter of the devil !"
"Popping thb Question," in Peru.—" Propos- j " Good morning, father," she replied.
Wnj is the letter U the gayest in the alphabet?
c1;
lELC
vz
RAN BEJ4B0I0 LTALIANC
DEDlt. PAREIIIA,
.nstriA.c-:iii:,r;»i,:7!kc rounticMf
San Berna.d.aa nnd San Dirge..
: Coart:—Jadge-Benj. Hayw.
oonnr* uottebs,
t—Wm a. Drydeo. Jadge.
idges—James V. Burns und C. <>.
el ; Di-puty
~D. W. AleB-artdfcr; Duda- Sherift-C. K,
< Clerk—John W. Shore; Depnly—J. £
JOHN TAYLOR, 13:
ing" in Peru is very romantic. The suitor appears on the appointed evening with a gaily dressed troubadour under the balcony of his beloved ;
the sing°r steps before her flower-bedecked window, aud sings her beauties in the name of her
lover. He compares her size to that of a palm
tree, her lips to two blushing rose buds, and her
womanly .form to that of the dove. With assumed
harshness the lady asks the lover :
" What are you, and what do you want?" He
answers with ardent confidence. "The dove I
adore 5 the stars live in the harmony of love, and
why should not we, too, love each other?"
Then the proud beauty gives herself away : she
takes her flower wreath from her hair and throws
it down to her lover, promised to be his torever.
Ceremony is necessary as the outwork aud defence of manners.
None more impatiently suffer injuries than
those who are much forward in doing them.
The generality of kings have a most philosophic
indifference to death—in others.
Who torture those tbey hate, and murder those
they rob. arc but cowards.
By taking revenge, a man is but even with hie
enemy, but iu passing over injury he becomes his
superior.
The happiest of pillows is not that which love
first presses. It is that which death has frowned
on and passed over.
Why is a virtuous* and beautiful ladylike a
door-latch? Because she's something to adore—
(a door.)
He shall go wrong wbo goes not with tbe occasion, and steer at random who steen not by the
polar star of.truth and principle.
Because it is always in fun. Yes, but why is it
the most unfortunate in the alphabet? Because
it is always in trouble and difficulty.
Our worst enemies are those who have wronged
us and whom we have forgiven. Their continued
hostility is only a proof that they have not yet
forgiven themselves.
A carpenter took a holiday and went to the
seashore. Wben he returned home, he was asked
what he saw? " Why, I saw the sea, and now—1
■■ee the saw."
A friend and correspondent, of whom we used
to beg some attention to punctuation in his MSS.,
humorously replied^" Is thy servant a dog—do
you take me for a pointer ?'■'
\ We are generally lively, ardent, curious to
know the life of a neighbor, but slow, idle and
blind to know, to correct and condemn our own
I Simplicity and genuine unaffecteduess are of
imcv'O ■.■-liue tha^u beauty. The latter will capti
I vate, but not retain, while the former will make a
i deep impression each day.
I Those who without knowing us, think evil of us
j do us no harm ; it is not us they attack,"it is the
phantom of their own imagination.
We commence by being in love with our own
thoughts, and follow by seeking to make others
worship them.
It is easier to dispense with riches when they
are not needed, than not to attach ourselves to
thera when we possess them.
Keep your minds, as Seneca counsels, always
above the moon, and you will never Buffer from
the rising or falling of the tides.
DENNIS WIRE WORKS. JESI
MANUFACTORY OF LK
Wire Cloth, Wire Netting, Ef
Sand. Wheat, Corn and Coal .Screens. Sieves. '"■'■''
Bird Cage; Fenders and Fire Guards, | ="">'
Meat Safes. Dish Covers, Patent 'if,'"',
Gauze. Window Blinds, ■ Com,
Wire fencing. Sec. at"
No. 108 CLAY STREET, ■ jt™v
BETH EEJVBA TTEE Y AJVD SAJV8OME,; "»
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. j '"<"
-Thos. Bnrdlck. Clinlr-
1 Foirtfr, .1^. II. Boiton,
Ur,' Procp— Alntanarr
Conrtnl.les—Mark I).
Dcptltj—W. II.
Fai titular Allentu
lo th
Manujae.
3"
PREMIUM WIRE CLOTH,
' Flout- and Fanning' Mills and Threshing
Machines.
FAKM FOE SALE.
T OFFER FOR SALE MY FARM, near t
iMIs
ofSanGi
ble land, and a wate
length ofthe Farm :
Vineyard, say two
in good order, tweu
fence. The title to
by the IT. S. Land
Any one desirou;
ticulars by applyin
jauli*—tf
Reqttcnn, N. roller. Ignacio
J. G. boa-Bey, Ira Gilciuiti,
—I
NWnilNO Cul'N'TV.
. M. Thomas.
- Samuel Rolfe.
Janus Jlrnrv Rollins.
-Alyin Stoddard.
tlor—Addison Rrntt.
i 1
ul, ic Schools—11. Skinner.
—Ellis Fames.
. 6
—11
.1!. Hopkins.
L.
Rtmbideaux, N. Taylor, Wm.
1.
WILSON W. JONES.
ubscribor
TO LET.
Jb'ttK. SA1.K, IplFSt,
Wine and Aguardiente Jigg
l,yOO gallons of California Win* juuI 400 gallon
<»f Aguardiente.
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riie Law of Newspapers.
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and leaving it uncalled lor, is prima facia evidence
of intentional fraud,
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LOS ANGELES, CAL., SATUEDAY, JULY 19, 1856.
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ALEXANDER GIBSON,
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
OFFICE OJV MAIJV STREET,
Opposite the U. S. Hotel. un"
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Adjoining Keller's Store.
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il F.u
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upon terms lover than thoy cab be had frem flan Pram:
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l.o? An^lea and eurrounding J*Wn
country, that ua i^ now tnanu-' 1 *
>■ »tand on MAIN' STREET three dooffl
I Statei Hotel, Parttltore of every
the mo't reasonable terroe.
Tiie Undertafcing Btusincss
th« country cau have :i Cuflin of any liiiish ;it oue ho.,
no! ice.
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Spring Seat Sofae and Chatrs neatly repaired, eqnal
lib promi
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MAIN STREET. Los Angeles.
AUG. W, TIMMS.
Porwardiog antl Commission Merchant,
San* Puduo and Los Angeles, Oal,,
i7 II. READ, Agent, I.os Angeles,
W A T CII M A K SB & BOOKSELLE R,
COMMJ3U0IAL STREET,
Lots Axgi-ii.es,
Cal.
Home niaiiiilactory, Jflain Street,
OPPOSITE TEMPLE'S BLOCK.
FOY & BROTHER,
Saddle and Harness Makers,
■_,v *&eoo cnostantlyofl hand aaasflortinent of
SADDLES, HARNESP.
BiaiH.l-:--. WilU'S. COLLARS,
SADDLE WARE. kc.
preparedtoexecuteallkindeokwork in our
wteBt posaiblenotiee.
lot of California Bifcte and Spurs alwayn on
Los Angeles Shayins Saloon,
3V££»,i:a- Street,
t^KTKU mens,
SHAVE, SHAMPOO ANQ CUT HAIR,
^-b- All orders rill
gg- Kemember the pla-
nd dispnleh.
t, npposlte Wil
JAMES I) BRAPT.
SUES, WOOL ffl 11 SDK.
ItalplxEiixerson..
GIVES NOTICK to ihe lUncheros and Butchers of this
vicinity that he will give the htehest price tor Hides,
Calf. Sh-.-:p and Goat Skins, and for Wool.
/i'i- Liliural advance.-, made on contracts for the comiuf!
clip Of Wool.
oiltce—aiiho Street,
of Vliiej-iir.I street.
door from tUc conic;
STew Fruit & Vegetable Market
flueda
opened, ;
rsigned having purchased Che
■5 and lienors of Jofi.v McLlOXOi
,rm his friends and Ihe piiblio
ade great Improvemeota io thi
onneclion with the
took of
jh &C0., beg
hat he has re-
Groeery and Liquor Ba mess,
A Fruit ani Vegetable Market
AT TIIE OLD STAND OS
mi I*U* J*** "JP »«- 'JSTAZ JBfAZ -DBTj
Pine's Hotel,) a few doors from Com
imrciat Street,
onstantlybe fnund .<■ choice assortment ol
(Opposite
When
the above articles cheap u.r u.v>u.
«a- Country Traders are respectfully rec[UMted to call
and osamiae the goo Is.
as- AU kinds of Country Proonee taaen in
«;xcli!(iiij;e,
.Ur?}- Remember the place— Opposite Pine s Ho
tel. Main street, Los Angeles.
,,n- JOSEPH RTCE.
Important to Farmers and Others
LOS ANGELES SEWING
Ttiere'a No*t>od>* Com4tig for Mb.
Th* time* for toil hath past,
Fast Call the shades of night ;
In darkened skit'8 the star
Of even sparkles bright—
And words of weleome Ping,,
In tones of ibve and glee ;'
I sit alone and sigh,
There's nobody coming for W'.
The humblest wife hath spread1
Her tabic plain and-poor ;
A smile is eti her lip,.
As she gazeth from the door—
A rude but cherished one,
She waits for anxiously ;'
I sit alone and sigh,
There's nobody aoming for mi*:.
I hear gay children laugh.'
In innocent young bliss,.
Eaeh strives to"be the first
To meet a father's kiss—
And mother soya "the best"
May mount its father's knees ;■'
I sit alone and sigh,
There's nobody coming for me..
My heart is very lone,
All hushed in silent gloom,- .
And tranquil as the grave
Is this d-esert"ed room—
0, (or a little homer
As poor as poor could be.
If I could say at eve,
There's sotnebody waiting forMEl
A Great Man".—George- L-ippard, in his work
called the N-azarine, thus speaks of President
Jackson :
" He was a man I Well I remember the day I
waited upeabiitt. He sat thare in his arm chair
—J can-see tbsii old warrior face, with its snow
white hair, even now. "We told him ot the public distress—of manufactures ruined—of tbe eagles
g'irouded in crape, which were borne at the head
of twenty thousand men into Independence Square;
He heard us all. We begged him to leave the deposits where they were-—to uphold the great Bank
of Philadelphia. Still he did not say a word. At
last one of our members, more fiery than the rest,
intimated that if the Bank were crushed.a rebellion might follow. Then the old man rose. I can
see him yet.'-'
•'Conae!" he shouted in a voice of'ihunder, as
his clutched hand was raised above his white hairs
—"come with bayonets in your hands instead of
petitions—surround the white house with your
legions—I am ready for you ali! With the people at my buck, whom yoa cau neither buy nor
awe, I will swing you up around the Cupitol:reach
rebel'ofyou—on a gibbet—high as Human's.."'"
"When I think of that one man standing there
at Washington, battling with all the- powers of
Bank and Panic combine'}, betrayed by those io
whom he trusted, assailed by all that the snake
of malice could hiss or the fiend of falsehood
: howl—when I think of that one man placing his
back against the roek and folding bis arms for
the blow, while he uttered this vow : " I will not
swerve one inch from tho course I have chosen P
I must confess that the records ot Greece and Rome
—nay. the proudest days ol'Napoleon or Cromwell
cannot furnish an instance oi a wiil like that of
Andrew Jackson, when he placed life and soul
and fame ou the hazard ofa die, for the people's
ACTiFui. E-vTi-ac'.—The following waif,afloat
lie "sea of reading," we clip from an ex-
^c. We do not know its paternity, butitcon-
sorae wholesome truths beautifully set forth :
11 seldom think of the great event of death
the shadows fall across their own path, hid-
brever Irom their eyes the traces of tbe loved
whose living smile was the sunlight of their
eoce. Death is the great antagonist of life,
,he cold thought of the tomb is ihe skeleton
I feast?. We do not want to go tbrcugh the
passage may lead to
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NEWLV
e corner ol First
th the flne COR-
dark v;illey. allhough its ]
Paradise; and, with Charles Lamb, we do not
want io lie down in the muddy grave, even with
Icings aud princes for our bed-fellows. But the
Bat ofnatnre is inexorable.
There is no appeal of relief Irom the great law
which dooms us to dust. We flourish and we fade
as the leaves of the forest aud the flowers that
blossoms and withere in a day has not a frailer
hold upon life than the mightiest monarch that
ever shook the earth with his footsteps. Generations ot man appear aud vanish as the grass, and
the countless multitude tbat throngs the world
to-day, will to-morrow disappear as the footsteps
on the shore.
In the beauliful drama of Ion, the instinct oj*
immoi'talitv, so eloquently uttered hy the death
devoted Greek, finds a deep response in erery
thoughtlnl soul. When about to yield his young
existence as a sacrifice to fate, his beloved Cle
maiithe asks if they shall not meet again, to which
he replies :—" I have asked that dreadful question of the hills that look eternal—of the cleat-
streams that flow forever—of the stars, among
whose fields of azure my raised spirit hath walked
in glory. All were dumb. But while I gaze
upon thy living face, 1 feel that there is something
in the love that mantles through its beauty that
cannot wholly perish, We shall meet again, Cle
man the.''" ^ _ __^_
Ax Emppess Looking Death in the Face.—As
she sat in her chair, she (Maria Theresa of Austria) inclined to slumber. One of her women arranged the cushions round her dying sovereign,
aud asked in a whisper if her majesty would compose herself to sleep! "No,''' said tbe Empress
[raiting herself.] " I could sleep, but death is too
.near- I must not let him steal upon me in that
wav. I have been preparing for bis approach
these fifteen years, aud I am resolved to look him
in the face without fear or horror." And she did
so ■ for she ordered her physician to give her notice aloud when death waa at hand, and she employed her parting breath iu (hanking heaven,
and blessing her people, and her children.
The following conundrum took the prize of a
pewter pitcher, at a recent woman's rights r.onven-
Sk» : 'Why is a mmad du Hk« a caudle ? Because he frequently goon out of ft mght wh«n he
r.ti£-ii(;\-'t to.
1-lght and Shade—Two Picture* after Rfenf-
brandtt
Within the walls of a sumptuous mansion on
tbo Boulevard des Capuchines sits the Count
Walcwski, Minister of the Emperor Napoleon, for
Foreign Affaira-
Ttiere'a a costly banquet spread, and' the Minister presides. The band of the Guiles in their ravishing uniforms, inspire the feast. On the right
ofthe Count sits the representative of Rusla. On
bis left, the head servant or Windsor Castle. Indiscriminately disposed, appear the various Plenipotentiaries, members of the Diplomatic Corps,
members of the Imperial Cabinet, and other high
functionaries of state. The Count Walewski, the
dessert being laid, rises with pictorial gravity, and
in the midst of all this golden light, this military
music, this fragrant profusion of the vineyard and
Hypeides, proposes to these dazzling notables and
nobles, the durability ofthe peace tbey have just
signed with the jewelled quill of the eagle ofthe
Jardin ties Plants—the impnsonud bird of his
Olympian master.
Bravo Count Wa'swski!
Stealing through the city of Berlin in disguise
foot-worn-and befouled, with blood-shot eyes roving everywhere like a suspected thief, with ears
erect, watching every sylable in1 the streets through
which, as instinct or genius prompts, be posses
with quick or tardy pace, there is an outlawed
man. dogged by the police of Mon-steuT M-antcuffel,
the Matsell ofthe Prussian capitol. A Polish rebel, up to his neck in treason, he journeys to Paris,
as Ignacio Commonfort came hither, a few months
ago, for the sinews of war and sympathy. lie
gets clear of Prussia, baffled the police of Mon
sieur de Manteuffel, runs other risks, extricates
himself from all, throws off his rags and
leaps with the agility of a Mazzaroni, into the
renovated livery of the Empe.ior, and sits there
on the Boulevard des- Capuchines, the Ministerof
Foreign Affairs, tbe Count Walewski!
Yet on the police streets of Berlin, and many
smaller towns from the Vistula to the Elbe, the
wjitten inscriptions of Monsieur de Manteuffel—
to arrest " an adventurer styling himself Walewski,"—for these are tho precise words—still remain,—Meagher's Irish yews.
Touching Incident.—An affecting occurrence
took place some time ago in a seaboard town
New England. Six little children got into a boat
on the beach, and a mischievous boy shoved it oE
The boat drifted away to sea before the children
were missed. Terrible was the agony ofthe mothers when they knew it. A number of men wenS
off in all directions; every boat was &n tbe lookout until far in tbe night. Daylight r&trorned.,
and still there w.ere no tidings ofthe helpless children ; the day wore away, and still nothing was1
heard from them—They were either lest on the
wide ocean or buried in its unfathomable depths.
A Plymouth fisherman, fishing early next morning, discovered something floating in the distance ;
lie bore down upon it, and discovered it to be a*
boat, and iu the bottom lay six children al! huddled together like a nest of birds, fast asleep—
God having given them this blessed solace after
a day of terror aud despair. He took them aboard
and gladdened their despairing little hearts with
the promise of taking them home. Between three
and four iu the afternoon, the fisherman was seen
in tbe offing, the boat astern.
All eyes were turned towards him; the best
spy glass in the town wa? rubbed again aud again,
and at last they could fairly see that it was the
identical boat. The news flew tu'rou'gh' the He-wn
—the mothers came frantic to the beach, for there
were no children discerned in the boat; none to be
seen in the sloop. Intense was tbe agony of suspense, and all shared it alike with the parents.
At last the boat came in. the word went round
" they are all safe," and many stout-hearted men
burst into tears, and women shrieked with joy.
and became quite frantic with their insupportable
happiness. It was indeed a memorable day; a
prayer, eloquent foi its rough simplicity, was offered up to Almighty God, who, in his infinite
mercy, had spared those innocent children from
the perils and terrors of the sea during that fearful night. Five of those children were under five
years of age, and the sixth was but uine years old.
ss
Tflfi Post-office ts Old Times.—A centur
since, Benjamin Franklin, Postmaster General of
the.Colonies, set out in his gig to make an official
inspection ofthe different routes. It is supposed
tbat, he accomplished the object of his journey ;
but ifhe had to undertake to travel iu his gi.
over all the routes at present existing, he would
arrive at the end of his journey when he was about
a hundred years old.- About 88 yeafs since. Congress appointed Dr. Franklin Postmaster General
tithe then independent Colonies. He went in
his old gig, and a small portfolio, containing
about three quires of .paper, lasted as his account
book for two years.- Now the railroad train goes
60 miles au hour, aud the Post-office accounts consume every two years, three thousand of the largest sized ledgers, keeping no less than one hundred clerks, employed in reckoning transactions
with thirty thousand contractors and other persons. There are now paid annually for mail locks
keys and stamps nearly 332,000—a sum equal to
tbe entire outlay of the whole department in 1790.
The envelopes and postage stamps cost over $50,-
000; the blanks, $71,000. Franklin would be
slightly astonished if he could rise from his grave
travel to Washington in his old gig, see the 3,000
ledgers, the 100 clerks, and hear tbe mail train
thunder past him at the rate of sisty miles an
hour. And yet, what would be his emotions when
he reflected that this was but one evidence ofthe
rapid advance of the great Republic of which he
was one of the founders.
The practice and principle of insurance is of
great antiquity, and was well known in the time
of Claudius Caesar, a. d. -13. It is certain that as
snrauee of ships at sea was practiced as early as
the year 45 A. D.
Why is a pigTs tail like a carving knive ? Be
- cause it flourishes over a ham.
A Lesson fop.' ISfiyEteaoK—Tha Birmingham
[Eng.] Journal prints the following account of ft
flogging the Prince of Wales received from a poor
boy.
During Her Majesty's residence, soma year
ago, at Osburne, in the Isle of Wight, her children were accustomed to ramble along the sea
shore. Now it so happened on one occasion that
the young Prince of Wales met a boy who had
been gathering eea: shells. The boy had got a
basket full. The young Prince presuming upon1
his high position, thought" himself privileged to
do what he pleased with impunity. So without
any notice he upset the basket and shells. Tho-
poor boy was very indignant and observed : " You
do that again and I'll lick you," " Pat the shell-?
nto the basket," said the Prince, "aud see if I
don't." The shells were gathered up and put into
the basket. "Now" said tbe lad, "touch 'en*
again, if you dare," whereupon tbe Prince again
pitched over the shells. And the lad "pitched
iuto him " and gave him such a licking as few
Princes ever had. His lip was cut open, his noso
knocked considerably out of its perpendicular, and
his eyes of a color which might have well becoino
the champion of a prize ring. His disfigured face
could not long be concealed from his royal mother. She inquired the cause of his disfigurement.
The poor boy was ordered before the Queen. He
was asked to tell his atory. He did so io a very
straight forward manner. At its conclusion, the
Queen turning to her child, said: "You ba?e
been rightly served, sir. Had you not been punished sufficiently already, I should have punished
you severely. When you commit a like oflence,
I trust you will- always receive a similar punishment.'-' Turning to the poor boy, she commanded
his parents to her presence the following morning.
They came, and the result of the interview wus-
that her Majesty told them she had made arrangements for educating and providing for their son,
and she hoped he would make good use of the advantages which should be placed within his reach."'
John Hancock.—Que who saw ELuiceck In
June, 1782, relates that he had tha appearance of
advanced age. He had been repeatedly and severely afflicted with gout, probably owing in
part to the custom of drinking punch—a common
practice in high'circles in those days, As recollected at this time, Hancock was nearly six feet
In height and of thin person, stooping a little,
apparently enfeebled by disease. His manners
were very gracious, of the-old style, a dignified
complaisance. His face had been very handsome.
Dress was adapted quite as much to the ornameu
tal as useful. Gentlemen wore wigs when abroad,
and common caps when at home. At this time, '
about noon, Haneoek was dressed in a red velvet
, within which v/zs ene of fine linen, The latter was tisrned up over* the Sower edge of the velvet one, two or three inches. He wore a blue damask gown, lined with silk, a white satin embroidered waistcoat, black satiu small clothe.",
white stockings, and red morocco slippers. It
was a general practice in genteel families to have
a tankard of punch made in the morning and placed io a cooler when the season required it. At
this visit, Haucock took from the cooler standing
on the hearth a full tankard; and drank first hi;n-
self and then offered it to those present. His
equipage was splendid, and such as is not custO'-
mary at this day. His apparel was sumptuously
mbroidered with gold, silver, and other decorations fashionable among men of fortune at that
period, and he rode, especially on public occasions, with six beautiful bay horses, attended in
livery. He wore a scarlet coat, with ruffles on
his sleeves, which soon became the prevailing
fashion ; and it is related of Dr. N. Jacques the
famous pedestrian of West Newbury, that he pass--
ed all the way from that place to Boston tn oue
day to procure clotb for a coat like that of John
Hancock, aud returned with it under his arm, on
foot.
^4Aa>5M>*4m*
How the Peace was Siqxed.—The Empress
Eugenie having expressed a desire to preserve
the pen with which the peace was signed the gallant diplomats made use of one plucked from t e'
wing ofa living eagle, and the relic is now in
her possession, ornamented with gold and diamonds. Immediately after the signature, it was
placed on a white sheet of paper and surrounded
by the seal of each ofthe Powers represented at
the Congress, and by the signatures of the Plenipotentiaries. At the bottom, Monsieur de Conches.
wrote : "1 certify that this pen was taken by me-
from the imperial eagle at the Jardin des Plants,
and that it served for the signature of the Treaty
of Peace erf the 30th March, 185-6. The whole waa
then placed iu a gilt frame and a glass placed
over it to be presented to the Empress. Poor old
eagle, he was the prisoner which furnished the
pen! Iu additiou to signing the principal documents, each of the Plenipotentiaries had lo put
his name to 86 separate paragraphs. Tlie treaty
might have been signed on the 20th, but Louis
Napoleon, who affects the Napoleonic loudness
for anniversaries, desired that the ceremony should
be deferred until the 30th of March, the day oa
which tbe Allies entered Paris in ISM.
Toe California Silk-wor.w.—The SalurniaCe-
anethi can now be seen to advantage, iu all it*
metamorphoses, from the cocoon, its first, to the
full grown caterpillar, its last state, in the
grounds of the San Francisco College, on Bush
street, between Mason and; Taylo? streets. There
are upwards of one thousand caterpillars, that
will shortly be transformed into cocoons and
chrysalites. Those of the public who are interested in this discovery may, on proper application
to the establishment named, have au opportunity
to examine the insects.—Bul te! in.
a corlairt
The following notice is posted «
printing office:
"Shut the door, aud as soon as you are done
talkiug business serve your mouth the same way-"
BoreE should cut this out and paste it in their
hate.

The Fairy Bells.
Did you ever hear me tell
Ofthe fairies and their bells 1
How ihey live in leafy glades :
These UUiputiaa meu and maids?
Borne along on zephyrs slow ;
Thro' the air Ihey come and go,
Making music soft nnd low
With their bells.
The First Telescope.
The year 1409 is forever memorable from Galileo's discovery of the Telescope. Bein<
nice, his house was thronged with visit*
Every pleasant moonlight night
You may hear their footsleps light
Dancing on the greensward bright,
To their bells.
Sometimes they laiuic.
Upon the waters deep
And when they hear tl
From silver bel
ly bark
n to'start,
1th
i in gay delij.
lo some distant isle
They i
And li
To lure away thu hours of n:
In frolics wild.
On mountain heigh It
Now here, and there,
Are trembling on the i
Sweet fairy bell
and
I wonder if yo
These elfish spi
Butl'venodo
il ever see
tes so full of glee?
,bt you'd like to be
Be int Earnest.
Be in earnest' God who formed thee,
And with might and honor armed thee,
Ne'er designed that thou should'st squander
Life in vanity, or Wander
Childlike1, after bursting bubbles.
Made to buffd stormy troubles—
M.uie in breast the whelm'ng billow?—
Made to rest on sleepless pillow—
Made to battle ills the sternest—
Be in earnest.
Be in earnest!. What thou doest,
What thou plaanest or pursues!.,
Plan, pursue, and do with spirit.
fan fnnitko ^krfe'*'iuiik
Ne
■h iii
Idler*!
mer than thy brother's—
Power weaker than another's—
Use thy po.ver—'use it rightly
And iu faith, nor prize it lightly :
And where'er thy power thou tamest,
Be in earnest.
Be in earnest in thy feelings :
If to Sorrow's wept appealings
Thou impulsively respondeat—
If thou cherish Hopes the fondest—
If in Friendship thou confid^st—
Or if Folly thou deridest—
If thou battle with Aggression—
If thou struggle with Oppression —
If with Love's pure flame thou burliest—
Be in earnest.
Be in ea.
Minding
•nest ia
that th
thy duty,
y brightest beauty
Is a tea
In man"
Of the i
To this
Life—y
Yearn, b
When tl
oil yea
eska God's glory.
e. learn the story
se being tended
wlio suspended
>■ thing—to gain it;
did, to attain it:
nest, while thou learnest
Be in
par nest.
aire's who
e-Xrie to satisfy themselves of the truth of the
wonderful stories they'had heard respecting the
instrument. Now that the telescopic appearance of the heavens is so familiarly known it is
hardly possible for us to conceive the intense
tevek with which the first glimpse of it must have
been obtained, The multiplicity of the brilliant
objects calling for examination, the undefiued expectation of what might be revealed in them by
Ihe powers of ftQ instrument yet untried, and the
probability of numerous additions to the list of
those bodies which had as yet come under the cognizance of man ; these, and the host of kindred
emotions which must have been excited on such
an occasion, are more readily imagined than described.
The moon was the first object of Galileo's attention ; and we canuot fail to recognize the original
of Milton's picture, since we know he had the
opportunity of painting* from life
the moon, whose orb
Through optic glass the Tuscan artist views
At evening, from the top of Festole,
Or in Yaldarno to descry new lands,
Rlyers, or mountains, iu her spotted globe.
Jupiter formed the next object of examination.
No sooner was the telescope pointed to that planet
than the existence of the satellites was detected,
nnd their nature soon ascertained. These and
other observations were described by Galileo
tract, which excited an extraordinary sensation
the moment it appeared. Many positively denied tie possibility of such discoveries. S'rzzi
argutd seriously with Galileo, that tho appearance must be fabulous, since It would invalidate
the perfection of the number 7, which applies to
the planets, as well as throughout all things natural and divine.
Moreover, these sattellites are invisible to the
naked eye ; therefore, they can exercise no influence on the earth; therefore, they are useless;
Lhey do not exist. The principal pro-
nhilosophy at Padua pertinaciouslj reck through the telescope. Horky, a
uggested that the telescope, though ac-
terrestrial objects, was nol true for the
h were a few ofthe sentiments which
tion to the facts brought to
ion of this noble instrument,
fame was universally i-ncreas-
ke begged to to have the ori-
^cope deponted in the Museum at Flor-
,vhich Galileo willingly consented. An
old instrument was shown there not many years
ago, said to be the same ; but some skeptics have
lied in question its genuineness.
■—■—■———*-*»--r*aAa>&-Am-— —
DiRKcrroxs for SLEEPlKa.—The Phrenological
Journal says, that in sleeping, that posture should
be taken which is promotive of deep and lull in
spirations, because nature renders the latter deop-
er when we are asleep than awake, except in action. Hence a high head, by cramping beth the
windpipe and the blood vessels, ib bad. The head
should rest on a line with the body.
SLOAN, HAIiTMAJV & BLOOD,
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j, 7—3111 „ltlu,s,lr T.v„1 iu,rt Gtu.inl As,m,< y,
The Eyes! The Eyes!
JCXr. *EL X3"*. 3P^^m*r3**E!*E!,
OCDUST.
The Peace with the Sioux Ixdiaks.—A letter
in tbe St. Louis Republican, dated at Fort Pierre
on the 8th of March, and written by a gentleman
TVho was present at the Indian Council assembled
to make a treaty with Grin. Harney, gives tho following account of tte proceedings ;—
"Peace is made virtually with the Sioux of all
the Missouri aud Platte country, and on a fair and
substantia! basis. Ten chief's and principal men,
from each of nine bunds, were prese it, (ninety iii
all,) duly authorized to act for their people,
though I did uot see any written 'credentials.'
On the first day Geu. Harney laid down to them
the conditions prescribed by the President, which j proverb, may be known by six things: anger with:
were very reasonable, und then some few addition ! out cause, speech without profit; change without
al ones of his own, also reasonable and judicious : j mof|V„ inquiry without object, putting trust io a
and then they were let off that day. ' to chew the * . . * °
cud,' consider, and 'digest it.' On the second Granger, and not knowing his friends from his
day, and the third also, we listened to the speeches
in reply to the conditions proposed. The fourth
day was nearly taken up with designating the
chiefs of each band that were henceforth to be recognized by them and by us as such ; for tiiis was
one of Gen. Harney's conditions. They were of
their own making, and on the fifth and last day
the General gave them their commissions or appointments, on the presentation of which to each
of them in order he took them by the hand. This
was oue of tbe most interesting features of the
whole affair, being accompanied with short speeches trom some of tbe principal chief's, made wit!;
an appearance of solemnity. He commenced wi'.ii
'Little Thunder,' and this 'brought down the
house.' On this last day General Harney piled it
on 'Little Thunder,' by adding to the restoration
to him of those of the prisoners that were at Fort
Pierre (which had beeu done before) all those at
Kearny and Laramie. Tlie effect was great, and.
it was as gratifying as it was unexpected. The
following day the delegation left for home. Tht
bands represented at this council were;—Three
bands of the Yanktonnais, the Ough-pa-pas, Mill-
ne'eoujous. Blackl'eet, Sioux-, Sau-arcs, Two-Kettle
Yancton and lirules. The O-gal-las-las were no1
in, in consequence of the conduct of the agent a
Laramie, but they uo doubt will bo along before i
great while. There vras also a baud oi Wah-re
kouters, under ;Big Head,' that were not in,"
A Republican editor ia Springfield, Mass., tik
ing the 16th vtfrse of Revelations as his basis,
goes into an estimate to prove, that if the earth
Fbouia stand 400,000 years, there will still be an
abundance of room in Heaven. How can that
fact affect- him ?
How to KNOW A Fool.—A fool, says an Arab
foes.
No doubt if one looks back .sufficiently far he
.11 find a base beginning for his stock. But one
whom wc Ond always looking back to the original
puddle, would prove to us that his peril lay in
having a base conclusion also.
Upon the marriage of one of her companions, a
little girl of about eleven years of age, ofthe same
ichool, said to her parents, " Why, don't you
think Amelia is married, and she hasn't gone
through fractions yet!''
A man with a moderate appetite d'ned at a
hotel, aud atter eating the whole of a pig, was
asked if he would have some pudding 1 He said
he
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Gravell, Crane &
Medicines,
:iBacy . Articles,
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in,
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Tnited SMtea Bitlriel Court fur the Unulhrrm
District «,' Cultfomie .-
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.'lilted Stales Je.-„1 Off.ee ine Ihe .ie.,,,-1 er„ ri—
NT fvl
Andres Vien.
II. P. I>nr,-i-T. IIojrsl.T.
■rt of Cltrimt:
Druggists, Chemists, & Assayers' j",% £
lAGyliStGi-G-iGGf-lGGG!™ £'J ^S: Los p
!padeKean! Lean!! Lean!!!!
didn't care much about pudding; but if they
had another little hog, he'd thank them for it.
The rose of Florida, the most beautiful of Sowers, emits no fragrance' The birds ofParadi.se,
the most beautiful of birds, give no song. The
cypress of Greece, the Guest of trees, yield no fruit,
A young lady left her church and joined another. Meeting her old pastor shortly after, he
Said, "Good morning, daughter of the devil !"
"Popping thb Question," in Peru.—" Propos- j " Good morning, father," she replied.
Wnj is the letter U the gayest in the alphabet?
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DEDlt. PAREIIIA,
.nstriA.c-:iii:,r;»i,:7!kc rounticMf
San Berna.d.aa nnd San Dirge..
: Coart:—Jadge-Benj. Hayw.
oonnr* uottebs,
t—Wm a. Drydeo. Jadge.
idges—James V. Burns und C. <>.
el ; Di-puty
~D. W. AleB-artdfcr; Duda- Sherift-C. K,
< Clerk—John W. Shore; Depnly—J. £
JOHN TAYLOR, 13:
ing" in Peru is very romantic. The suitor appears on the appointed evening with a gaily dressed troubadour under the balcony of his beloved ;
the sing°r steps before her flower-bedecked window, aud sings her beauties in the name of her
lover. He compares her size to that of a palm
tree, her lips to two blushing rose buds, and her
womanly .form to that of the dove. With assumed
harshness the lady asks the lover :
" What are you, and what do you want?" He
answers with ardent confidence. "The dove I
adore 5 the stars live in the harmony of love, and
why should not we, too, love each other?"
Then the proud beauty gives herself away : she
takes her flower wreath from her hair and throws
it down to her lover, promised to be his torever.
Ceremony is necessary as the outwork aud defence of manners.
None more impatiently suffer injuries than
those who are much forward in doing them.
The generality of kings have a most philosophic
indifference to death—in others.
Who torture those tbey hate, and murder those
they rob. arc but cowards.
By taking revenge, a man is but even with hie
enemy, but iu passing over injury he becomes his
superior.
The happiest of pillows is not that which love
first presses. It is that which death has frowned
on and passed over.
Why is a virtuous* and beautiful ladylike a
door-latch? Because she's something to adore—
(a door.)
He shall go wrong wbo goes not with tbe occasion, and steer at random who steen not by the
polar star of.truth and principle.
Because it is always in fun. Yes, but why is it
the most unfortunate in the alphabet? Because
it is always in trouble and difficulty.
Our worst enemies are those who have wronged
us and whom we have forgiven. Their continued
hostility is only a proof that they have not yet
forgiven themselves.
A carpenter took a holiday and went to the
seashore. Wben he returned home, he was asked
what he saw? " Why, I saw the sea, and now—1
■■ee the saw."
A friend and correspondent, of whom we used
to beg some attention to punctuation in his MSS.,
humorously replied^" Is thy servant a dog—do
you take me for a pointer ?'■'
\ We are generally lively, ardent, curious to
know the life of a neighbor, but slow, idle and
blind to know, to correct and condemn our own
I Simplicity and genuine unaffecteduess are of
imcv'O ■.■-liue tha^u beauty. The latter will capti
I vate, but not retain, while the former will make a
i deep impression each day.
I Those who without knowing us, think evil of us
j do us no harm ; it is not us they attack,"it is the
phantom of their own imagination.
We commence by being in love with our own
thoughts, and follow by seeking to make others
worship them.
It is easier to dispense with riches when they
are not needed, than not to attach ourselves to
thera when we possess them.
Keep your minds, as Seneca counsels, always
above the moon, and you will never Buffer from
the rising or falling of the tides.
DENNIS WIRE WORKS. JESI
MANUFACTORY OF LK
Wire Cloth, Wire Netting, Ef
Sand. Wheat, Corn and Coal .Screens. Sieves. '"■'■''
Bird Cage; Fenders and Fire Guards, | ="">'
Meat Safes. Dish Covers, Patent 'if,'"',
Gauze. Window Blinds, ■ Com,
Wire fencing. Sec. at"
No. 108 CLAY STREET, ■ jt™v
BETH EEJVBA TTEE Y AJVD SAJV8OME,; "»
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. j '" an Express from Hie City ot
\.oa Angles, by every steamer, to a.11 parts «f Cali-
ormii, Oregon, the AtlaoticState» and Europe, in charge
LKTTEI-IS.PARCELS, PACKAGES and TREASURE
received and conveyed to aesttnatlon with safety and dU-
pj,toll. Collodions m.-ule, OnJurs ami Commissions filled,
biisin.'HS, Attended lo with iiroraptnws slnd care.
Sight biUsofoscliJai^eprocuredf.ii -.Al the principal cities
of the Atlantic dtatefl, Oregon and Europe.
u„7 . H. N. ALBXAffPER. AasKT.
Easiness Citrk.
0. E. TUOM. c. SIMS.
THOM & SIMS, ;
Attorneys and Counsellors at Lav.
OFFICE—OM MJ1JV STREET,
(Opposite the Bella Union Hotel.> u,,7
W. W. Handlin,
ATTORNEY and COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
Will attend promptly to all business entrusted to his car
Oflice—In Rowe's Block, Main street.
m. Mr. H. is thoroughly acquainted with the Frent
ALEXANDER GIBSON,
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
OFFICE OJV MAIJV STREET,
Opposite the U. S. Hotel. un"
OFFICE AJVD .DRUG STORE
X.OS ANGELES STREET,
Adjoining Keller's Store.
PACIFIC EXPRESS COMPANY.^
OMPANY,
I SfeHuengM, to
SAN HJLS OBISPO,
MONTEaEY,
SAN FBANCISCO, and
Al! parts of Northern and Southern Alines.
Ormgan, Atliiutlc, States ai
COLI.EC?TION8 taaAe tu all oi tbe ah
TBRAffORB, PARCELS, PACKAGES
w&(ded.
DRAfES purcha«*a in San PrancUi
Stu to; and Europe.
il F.u
(>]. MAI>E ARRANUEMr.NTS
X fiiroUh Grape Packers with Buses of all Gw.a. of t
m irt sot ta We material,and dry Sawdunl to anyoxte
upon terms lover than thoy cab be had frem flan Pram:
cc and of better quality.
rw;u-.!rt.! i:i-;o-'A.-.t.-\-:. ;uv! contra
putored into, and.-iiiiKiipUi -lock :il.r.n-s *-:-;»t on h:uid.
. -!■>
NE W ESTABL1S LiMENT.
Cibiiiat Making, Upholstering and
IJ X DERTUUKG.
ThenobKcriber moM rwpeot f?»
fully announrc t.. the ciU7-rs of^L
l.o? An^lea and eurrounding J*Wn
country, that ua i^ now tnanu-' 1 *
>■ »tand on MAIN' STREET three dooffl
I Statei Hotel, Parttltore of every
the mo't reasonable terroe.
Tiie Undertafcing Btusincss
th« country cau have :i Cuflin of any liiiish ;it oue ho.,
no! ice.
XJ -^>lxOX*stei*±ix*£
[naUtte hraoehee.
Spring Seat Sofae and Chatrs neatly repaired, eqnal
lib promi
Wholesale and Ketail Dealer in
Groceries, Prorisions, Wines, Li-
qwors, Dry Goods and ClotHin^,
MAIN STREFT,—(old " Sta*^ Hotel" Building.)
LOS ANGELES.
articles can
alwavK be fou
T,. GLA8PR.
Cuas. R. .roBNSox. H. S. Allanso:
JOHNSON & ALLANSON,
iors to Alexander A Melius.
"Vt'liolesalc
MAIN STREET. Los Angeles.
AUG. W, TIMMS.
Porwardiog antl Commission Merchant,
San* Puduo and Los Angeles, Oal,,
i7 II. READ, Agent, I.os Angeles,
W A T CII M A K SB & BOOKSELLE R,
COMMJ3U0IAL STREET,
Lots Axgi-ii.es,
Cal.
Home niaiiiilactory, Jflain Street,
OPPOSITE TEMPLE'S BLOCK.
FOY & BROTHER,
Saddle and Harness Makers,
■_,v *&eoo cnostantlyofl hand aaasflortinent of
SADDLES, HARNESP.
BiaiH.l-:--. WilU'S. COLLARS,
SADDLE WARE. kc.
preparedtoexecuteallkindeokwork in our
wteBt posaiblenotiee.
lot of California Bifcte and Spurs alwayn on
Los Angeles Shayins Saloon,
3V££»,i:a- Street,
t^KTKU mens,
SHAVE, SHAMPOO ANQ CUT HAIR,
^-b- All orders rill
gg- Kemember the pla-
nd dispnleh.
t, npposlte Wil
JAMES I) BRAPT.
SUES, WOOL ffl 11 SDK.
ItalplxEiixerson..
GIVES NOTICK to ihe lUncheros and Butchers of this
vicinity that he will give the htehest price tor Hides,
Calf. Sh-.-:p and Goat Skins, and for Wool.
/i'i- Liliural advance.-, made on contracts for the comiuf!
clip Of Wool.
oiltce—aiiho Street,
of Vliiej-iir.I street.
door from tUc conic;
STew Fruit & Vegetable Market
flueda
opened, ;
rsigned having purchased Che
■5 and lienors of Jofi.v McLlOXOi
,rm his friends and Ihe piiblio
ade great Improvemeota io thi
onneclion with the
took of
jh &C0., beg
hat he has re-
Groeery and Liquor Ba mess,
A Fruit ani Vegetable Market
AT TIIE OLD STAND OS
mi I*U* J*** "JP »«- 'JSTAZ JBfAZ -DBTj
Pine's Hotel,) a few doors from Com
imrciat Street,
onstantlybe fnund .u.
«a- Country Traders are respectfully rec[UMted to call
and osamiae the goo Is.
as- AU kinds of Country Proonee taaen in
«;xcli!(iiij;e,
.Ur?}- Remember the place— Opposite Pine s Ho
tel. Main street, Los Angeles.
,,n- JOSEPH RTCE.
Important to Farmers and Others
LOS ANGELES SEWING
Ttiere'a No*t>od>* Com4tig for Mb.
Th* time* for toil hath past,
Fast Call the shades of night ;
In darkened skit'8 the star
Of even sparkles bright—
And words of weleome Ping,,
In tones of ibve and glee ;'
I sit alone and sigh,
There's nobody coming for W'.
The humblest wife hath spread1
Her tabic plain and-poor ;
A smile is eti her lip,.
As she gazeth from the door—
A rude but cherished one,
She waits for anxiously ;'
I sit alone and sigh,
There's nobody aoming for mi*:.
I hear gay children laugh.'
In innocent young bliss,.
Eaeh strives to"be the first
To meet a father's kiss—
And mother soya "the best"
May mount its father's knees ;■'
I sit alone and sigh,
There's nobody coming for me..
My heart is very lone,
All hushed in silent gloom,- .
And tranquil as the grave
Is this d-esert"ed room—
0, (or a little homer
As poor as poor could be.
If I could say at eve,
There's sotnebody waiting forMEl
A Great Man".—George- L-ippard, in his work
called the N-azarine, thus speaks of President
Jackson :
" He was a man I Well I remember the day I
waited upeabiitt. He sat thare in his arm chair
—J can-see tbsii old warrior face, with its snow
white hair, even now. "We told him ot the public distress—of manufactures ruined—of tbe eagles
g'irouded in crape, which were borne at the head
of twenty thousand men into Independence Square;
He heard us all. We begged him to leave the deposits where they were-—to uphold the great Bank
of Philadelphia. Still he did not say a word. At
last one of our members, more fiery than the rest,
intimated that if the Bank were crushed.a rebellion might follow. Then the old man rose. I can
see him yet.'-'
•'Conae!" he shouted in a voice of'ihunder, as
his clutched hand was raised above his white hairs
—"come with bayonets in your hands instead of
petitions—surround the white house with your
legions—I am ready for you ali! With the people at my buck, whom yoa cau neither buy nor
awe, I will swing you up around the Cupitol:reach
rebel'ofyou—on a gibbet—high as Human's.."'"
"When I think of that one man standing there
at Washington, battling with all the- powers of
Bank and Panic combine'}, betrayed by those io
whom he trusted, assailed by all that the snake
of malice could hiss or the fiend of falsehood
: howl—when I think of that one man placing his
back against the roek and folding bis arms for
the blow, while he uttered this vow : " I will not
swerve one inch from tho course I have chosen P
I must confess that the records ot Greece and Rome
—nay. the proudest days ol'Napoleon or Cromwell
cannot furnish an instance oi a wiil like that of
Andrew Jackson, when he placed life and soul
and fame ou the hazard ofa die, for the people's
ACTiFui. E-vTi-ac'.—The following waif,afloat
lie "sea of reading," we clip from an ex-
^c. We do not know its paternity, butitcon-
sorae wholesome truths beautifully set forth :
11 seldom think of the great event of death
the shadows fall across their own path, hid-
brever Irom their eyes the traces of tbe loved
whose living smile was the sunlight of their
eoce. Death is the great antagonist of life,
,he cold thought of the tomb is ihe skeleton
I feast?. We do not want to go tbrcugh the
passage may lead to
BIG-S FOU Sal.ii;,
CHiXEP. "
r by Ha
..Thing to furnish the elolli. 100 lbs. sacks will hu cl:
ti'i.t inr^le .ori'.i per cue hundred.
"al?0—Tents, Hose. Ceilings, Wagon Coveis
nnd other work of a liks nature sew**l with neatues.s am
d0',,,aU1'' V.BEAUDKY,
Third door from Aliso Street
Beau-dry** "Olocit, Negro Alley. unT
Carriage and Blacksmith Shop.
By JOHN GOLLER.
LOS ANGELES STEEET,
NFAR THE FOOT OF COMMERCIAL.
11HE subscribe respectfully i
foru>.= thepublicSciiCT:iHytl
lo'will keep constantly on hat
.ml will manufacture io order,
Coaches, Buggies, Wagons, Carts &c,
ale a
>lly
Oak and Hi
i hand a l&rga va-
, Felloes, Shafts.
Neck Yokes, Double aud singletrees.
Horse Shoeing and Blaeksmilliiiiir
in all its various bra.ncbes. executed with promptneP>auu
aispati
faoturi
Hardware Store.
subscriber
,-lng oVr,
lie ha!
ot'l'l.OWS, HARROWS, and other.'
stei
and Spring ste>
andntho
vflro:
£± HARDWARE,
t_J respectfully inform the inhabitants of. Lo
An -eles and vicinity, lhat they are prepared to supply all
wants in their IiiuMif bmiucsH. at
WHOLESALE AND EETAIL,
able ]
nt of
thei
ay be
nd
iral
CAKI'KNTKitS' TOOLS.
NAILS OF ALL KINDS.
LOCKS. BOLTS, BUTTS AND SCREW'S,
IIOUSFi" FURNTLS1HN(";*S GKNKRALLY,
MASONS' TROWELS,
BUTCUER'S SAWS.CLEAVERS nnd KNIVES.
BRASS KETTLES. IRON'S und SCREENS,
STEELYARDS aud SPRING BALANCES,
OX TRACE and COIL CHAINS,
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS, etc., etc.
—ALSO—
CAMPHENE SIDE LAMPS,
Ulan* i.omtcms,
O X. O O EC JS.
—AISO—
50 dozen superior BROOMS.
Alflo, Marge and elegant aKSortraent »f
CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE,
at wholeHilforri-un.
POTTEB & i,« nvuuui
Also, 20 Tons of Blacksmiths' Coal.
Witt none but the best of workmen in his employ, h
feelscrinfidentthat hecan give entire satisfaction to hf
BU8t«oere. JOHN GOLLER.
LOS ANGELES STAR
iob friittrag ^rfaHisj).:iwnf.
MAIN STREET, opposite the Bella Union Hotel.
Ttir rcronrietor of the Los AngelcuSta-r, would respect
ullv inform his friends and the public, that he has
u*t racuive.i a large and varied assortment of new mateii
.Land is now prepared to execute the following deserip
PLAIN ANI) FANCY
TCXQ PBLIKTTIKTG.
In tht beflkstylfoi Hie Art.
Books. Circulars, Law Blanks,
Pamphlets, Cards; Bills of Exchange
Bill Heads, Deeds, Bank Checks
Labels, "Notes, Programmec,
Posters, Billets, Bills of Fare.
Ur any other description of Printing that may bo desired
fly Persons wishinp work done are respoctfutly invited
;o call and examine specimen*
TO LET.
The Pubscriber offerB TO LET hh
JUILT COTTAG-E. situated on
ad fort streets, ia this city,
hed.
NEWLV
e corner ol First
th the flne COR-
dark v;illey. allhough its ]
Paradise; and, with Charles Lamb, we do not
want io lie down in the muddy grave, even with
Icings aud princes for our bed-fellows. But the
Bat ofnatnre is inexorable.
There is no appeal of relief Irom the great law
which dooms us to dust. We flourish and we fade
as the leaves of the forest aud the flowers that
blossoms and withere in a day has not a frailer
hold upon life than the mightiest monarch that
ever shook the earth with his footsteps. Generations ot man appear aud vanish as the grass, and
the countless multitude tbat throngs the world
to-day, will to-morrow disappear as the footsteps
on the shore.
In the beauliful drama of Ion, the instinct oj*
immoi'talitv, so eloquently uttered hy the death
devoted Greek, finds a deep response in erery
thoughtlnl soul. When about to yield his young
existence as a sacrifice to fate, his beloved Cle
maiithe asks if they shall not meet again, to which
he replies :—" I have asked that dreadful question of the hills that look eternal—of the cleat-
streams that flow forever—of the stars, among
whose fields of azure my raised spirit hath walked
in glory. All were dumb. But while I gaze
upon thy living face, 1 feel that there is something
in the love that mantles through its beauty that
cannot wholly perish, We shall meet again, Cle
man the.''" ^ _ __^_
Ax Emppess Looking Death in the Face.—As
she sat in her chair, she (Maria Theresa of Austria) inclined to slumber. One of her women arranged the cushions round her dying sovereign,
aud asked in a whisper if her majesty would compose herself to sleep! "No,''' said tbe Empress
[raiting herself.] " I could sleep, but death is too
.near- I must not let him steal upon me in that
wav. I have been preparing for bis approach
these fifteen years, aud I am resolved to look him
in the face without fear or horror." And she did
so ■ for she ordered her physician to give her notice aloud when death waa at hand, and she employed her parting breath iu (hanking heaven,
and blessing her people, and her children.
The following conundrum took the prize of a
pewter pitcher, at a recent woman's rights r.onven-
Sk» : 'Why is a mmad du Hk« a caudle ? Because he frequently goon out of ft mght wh«n he
r.ti£-ii(;\-'t to.
1-lght and Shade—Two Picture* after Rfenf-
brandtt
Within the walls of a sumptuous mansion on
tbo Boulevard des Capuchines sits the Count
Walcwski, Minister of the Emperor Napoleon, for
Foreign Affaira-
Ttiere'a a costly banquet spread, and' the Minister presides. The band of the Guiles in their ravishing uniforms, inspire the feast. On the right
ofthe Count sits the representative of Rusla. On
bis left, the head servant or Windsor Castle. Indiscriminately disposed, appear the various Plenipotentiaries, members of the Diplomatic Corps,
members of the Imperial Cabinet, and other high
functionaries of state. The Count Walewski, the
dessert being laid, rises with pictorial gravity, and
in the midst of all this golden light, this military
music, this fragrant profusion of the vineyard and
Hypeides, proposes to these dazzling notables and
nobles, the durability ofthe peace tbey have just
signed with the jewelled quill of the eagle ofthe
Jardin ties Plants—the impnsonud bird of his
Olympian master.
Bravo Count Wa'swski!
Stealing through the city of Berlin in disguise
foot-worn-and befouled, with blood-shot eyes roving everywhere like a suspected thief, with ears
erect, watching every sylable in1 the streets through
which, as instinct or genius prompts, be posses
with quick or tardy pace, there is an outlawed
man. dogged by the police of Mon-steuT M-antcuffel,
the Matsell ofthe Prussian capitol. A Polish rebel, up to his neck in treason, he journeys to Paris,
as Ignacio Commonfort came hither, a few months
ago, for the sinews of war and sympathy. lie
gets clear of Prussia, baffled the police of Mon
sieur de Manteuffel, runs other risks, extricates
himself from all, throws off his rags and
leaps with the agility of a Mazzaroni, into the
renovated livery of the Empe.ior, and sits there
on the Boulevard des- Capuchines, the Ministerof
Foreign Affairs, tbe Count Walewski!
Yet on the police streets of Berlin, and many
smaller towns from the Vistula to the Elbe, the
wjitten inscriptions of Monsieur de Manteuffel—
to arrest " an adventurer styling himself Walewski,"—for these are tho precise words—still remain,—Meagher's Irish yews.
Touching Incident.—An affecting occurrence
took place some time ago in a seaboard town
New England. Six little children got into a boat
on the beach, and a mischievous boy shoved it oE
The boat drifted away to sea before the children
were missed. Terrible was the agony ofthe mothers when they knew it. A number of men wenS
off in all directions; every boat was &n tbe lookout until far in tbe night. Daylight r&trorned.,
and still there w.ere no tidings ofthe helpless children ; the day wore away, and still nothing was1
heard from them—They were either lest on the
wide ocean or buried in its unfathomable depths.
A Plymouth fisherman, fishing early next morning, discovered something floating in the distance ;
lie bore down upon it, and discovered it to be a*
boat, and iu the bottom lay six children al! huddled together like a nest of birds, fast asleep—
God having given them this blessed solace after
a day of terror aud despair. He took them aboard
and gladdened their despairing little hearts with
the promise of taking them home. Between three
and four iu the afternoon, the fisherman was seen
in tbe offing, the boat astern.
All eyes were turned towards him; the best
spy glass in the town wa? rubbed again aud again,
and at last they could fairly see that it was the
identical boat. The news flew tu'rou'gh' the He-wn
—the mothers came frantic to the beach, for there
were no children discerned in the boat; none to be
seen in the sloop. Intense was tbe agony of suspense, and all shared it alike with the parents.
At last the boat came in. the word went round
" they are all safe," and many stout-hearted men
burst into tears, and women shrieked with joy.
and became quite frantic with their insupportable
happiness. It was indeed a memorable day; a
prayer, eloquent foi its rough simplicity, was offered up to Almighty God, who, in his infinite
mercy, had spared those innocent children from
the perils and terrors of the sea during that fearful night. Five of those children were under five
years of age, and the sixth was but uine years old.
ss
Tflfi Post-office ts Old Times.—A centur
since, Benjamin Franklin, Postmaster General of
the.Colonies, set out in his gig to make an official
inspection ofthe different routes. It is supposed
tbat, he accomplished the object of his journey ;
but ifhe had to undertake to travel iu his gi.
over all the routes at present existing, he would
arrive at the end of his journey when he was about
a hundred years old.- About 88 yeafs since. Congress appointed Dr. Franklin Postmaster General
tithe then independent Colonies. He went in
his old gig, and a small portfolio, containing
about three quires of .paper, lasted as his account
book for two years.- Now the railroad train goes
60 miles au hour, aud the Post-office accounts consume every two years, three thousand of the largest sized ledgers, keeping no less than one hundred clerks, employed in reckoning transactions
with thirty thousand contractors and other persons. There are now paid annually for mail locks
keys and stamps nearly 332,000—a sum equal to
tbe entire outlay of the whole department in 1790.
The envelopes and postage stamps cost over $50,-
000; the blanks, $71,000. Franklin would be
slightly astonished if he could rise from his grave
travel to Washington in his old gig, see the 3,000
ledgers, the 100 clerks, and hear tbe mail train
thunder past him at the rate of sisty miles an
hour. And yet, what would be his emotions when
he reflected that this was but one evidence ofthe
rapid advance of the great Republic of which he
was one of the founders.
The practice and principle of insurance is of
great antiquity, and was well known in the time
of Claudius Caesar, a. d. -13. It is certain that as
snrauee of ships at sea was practiced as early as
the year 45 A. D.
Why is a pigTs tail like a carving knive ? Be
- cause it flourishes over a ham.
A Lesson fop.' ISfiyEteaoK—Tha Birmingham
[Eng.] Journal prints the following account of ft
flogging the Prince of Wales received from a poor
boy.
During Her Majesty's residence, soma year
ago, at Osburne, in the Isle of Wight, her children were accustomed to ramble along the sea
shore. Now it so happened on one occasion that
the young Prince of Wales met a boy who had
been gathering eea: shells. The boy had got a
basket full. The young Prince presuming upon1
his high position, thought" himself privileged to
do what he pleased with impunity. So without
any notice he upset the basket and shells. Tho-
poor boy was very indignant and observed : " You
do that again and I'll lick you," " Pat the shell-?
nto the basket," said the Prince, "aud see if I
don't." The shells were gathered up and put into
the basket. "Now" said tbe lad, "touch 'en*
again, if you dare," whereupon tbe Prince again
pitched over the shells. And the lad "pitched
iuto him " and gave him such a licking as few
Princes ever had. His lip was cut open, his noso
knocked considerably out of its perpendicular, and
his eyes of a color which might have well becoino
the champion of a prize ring. His disfigured face
could not long be concealed from his royal mother. She inquired the cause of his disfigurement.
The poor boy was ordered before the Queen. He
was asked to tell his atory. He did so io a very
straight forward manner. At its conclusion, the
Queen turning to her child, said: "You ba?e
been rightly served, sir. Had you not been punished sufficiently already, I should have punished
you severely. When you commit a like oflence,
I trust you will- always receive a similar punishment.'-' Turning to the poor boy, she commanded
his parents to her presence the following morning.
They came, and the result of the interview wus-
that her Majesty told them she had made arrangements for educating and providing for their son,
and she hoped he would make good use of the advantages which should be placed within his reach."'
John Hancock.—Que who saw ELuiceck In
June, 1782, relates that he had tha appearance of
advanced age. He had been repeatedly and severely afflicted with gout, probably owing in
part to the custom of drinking punch—a common
practice in high'circles in those days, As recollected at this time, Hancock was nearly six feet
In height and of thin person, stooping a little,
apparently enfeebled by disease. His manners
were very gracious, of the-old style, a dignified
complaisance. His face had been very handsome.
Dress was adapted quite as much to the ornameu
tal as useful. Gentlemen wore wigs when abroad,
and common caps when at home. At this time, '
about noon, Haneoek was dressed in a red velvet
, within which v/zs ene of fine linen, The latter was tisrned up over* the Sower edge of the velvet one, two or three inches. He wore a blue damask gown, lined with silk, a white satin embroidered waistcoat, black satiu small clothe.",
white stockings, and red morocco slippers. It
was a general practice in genteel families to have
a tankard of punch made in the morning and placed io a cooler when the season required it. At
this visit, Haucock took from the cooler standing
on the hearth a full tankard; and drank first hi;n-
self and then offered it to those present. His
equipage was splendid, and such as is not custO'-
mary at this day. His apparel was sumptuously
mbroidered with gold, silver, and other decorations fashionable among men of fortune at that
period, and he rode, especially on public occasions, with six beautiful bay horses, attended in
livery. He wore a scarlet coat, with ruffles on
his sleeves, which soon became the prevailing
fashion ; and it is related of Dr. N. Jacques the
famous pedestrian of West Newbury, that he pass--
ed all the way from that place to Boston tn oue
day to procure clotb for a coat like that of John
Hancock, aud returned with it under his arm, on
foot.
^4Aa>5M>*4m*
How the Peace was Siqxed.—The Empress
Eugenie having expressed a desire to preserve
the pen with which the peace was signed the gallant diplomats made use of one plucked from t e'
wing ofa living eagle, and the relic is now in
her possession, ornamented with gold and diamonds. Immediately after the signature, it was
placed on a white sheet of paper and surrounded
by the seal of each ofthe Powers represented at
the Congress, and by the signatures of the Plenipotentiaries. At the bottom, Monsieur de Conches.
wrote : "1 certify that this pen was taken by me-
from the imperial eagle at the Jardin des Plants,
and that it served for the signature of the Treaty
of Peace erf the 30th March, 185-6. The whole waa
then placed iu a gilt frame and a glass placed
over it to be presented to the Empress. Poor old
eagle, he was the prisoner which furnished the
pen! Iu additiou to signing the principal documents, each of the Plenipotentiaries had lo put
his name to 86 separate paragraphs. Tlie treaty
might have been signed on the 20th, but Louis
Napoleon, who affects the Napoleonic loudness
for anniversaries, desired that the ceremony should
be deferred until the 30th of March, the day oa
which tbe Allies entered Paris in ISM.
Toe California Silk-wor.w.—The SalurniaCe-
anethi can now be seen to advantage, iu all it*
metamorphoses, from the cocoon, its first, to the
full grown caterpillar, its last state, in the
grounds of the San Francisco College, on Bush
street, between Mason and; Taylo? streets. There
are upwards of one thousand caterpillars, that
will shortly be transformed into cocoons and
chrysalites. Those of the public who are interested in this discovery may, on proper application
to the establishment named, have au opportunity
to examine the insects.—Bul te! in.
a corlairt
The following notice is posted «
printing office:
"Shut the door, aud as soon as you are done
talkiug business serve your mouth the same way-"
BoreE should cut this out and paste it in their
hate.